TY - BOOK AU - Parini,Jay ED - Gale Group. TI - American writers: a collection of literary biographies T2 - Gale virtual reference library SN - 9780684324999 (electronic book) AV - PS121 PY - 2015/// CY - Farmington Hills, Mich. PB - Charles Scribner's Sons, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning KW - American literature KW - History and criticism KW - Bio-bibliography KW - Authors, American KW - Biography N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Alison Bechdel / Deborah Kay Ferrell -- Maxwell Bodenheim / Robert Niemi -- Hannah Webster Foster / Sarah L. Peters -- Francisco Goldman / Carolyn Alessio -- Lev Grossman / Scott Earle -- Mark Helprin / Josh Crain -- William Inge / John M. Clum -- H. P. Lovecraft / Jonas Prida -- Manuel Munoz / Amanda Fields -- Stewart O'Nan / John A. McDermott -- Susan Orlean / Kristin Winet -- Sara Paretsky / James Lewin -- Mary Roberts Rinehart / Windy Counsell Petrie -- Joshua Slocum / Dan Brayton -- A. E. Stallings / Emily Setina -- Jones Very / Edward Sugden -- Herman Wouk / Jack Fischel -- Zitkala-Sa / Kelly Clasen N2 - Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field UR - http://link.galegroup.com/apps/pub/5FTR/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=bilk_itc ER -